Isle of Skye discovery suggests ancient mammals had longer lifespans than modern counterparts

Isle of Skye discovery suggests ancient mammals had longer lifespans than modern counterparts

A team of paleontologists and natural science specialists from the U.K., the U.S. and France reports that ancient fossil evidence uncovered on Scotland’s Isle of Skye suggests small mammals living millions of years ago may have had longer developmental periods and lifespans than those alive today. A team of paleontologists and natural science specialists from the…

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New Zealand’s flightless birds are retreating to moa refuges

New Zealand’s flightless birds are retreating to moa refuges

Researchers have found New Zealand’s endangered flightless birds are seeking refuge in the locations where six species of moa last lived before going extinct. Researchers have found New Zealand’s endangered flightless birds are seeking refuge in the locations where six species of moa last lived before going extinct. Plants & Animals Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology…

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Exciting the alpha particle: International team validates helium-4 transition calculations

Exciting the alpha particle: International team validates helium-4 transition calculations

An important part of physics research is examining why theoretical calculations and experimental results sometimes don’t match. A recent experiment in Germany studied the helium-4 nucleus, also known as an alpha particle. Helium-4 consists of only two protons and two neutrons, making it relatively easy to describe using theoretical calculations. This makes it useful for…

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Study reveals close host–symbiont interactions in deep-sea chemosynthetic tubeworm

Study reveals close host–symbiont interactions in deep-sea chemosynthetic tubeworm

Vestimentiferan tubeworms, unique deep-sea dwellers lacking a digestive system, rely on a symbiotic partnership with sulfide-oxidizing endosymbiotic bacteria (endosymbionts) for nutrients. Living in chemosynthetic ecosystems like hydrothermal vents and cold-seeps, these worms house the endosymbionts in a specialized organ, facilitating gas exchange to fuel the microbes’ organic matter production, leading to the tubeworms’ remarkable growth…

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Sweden seeks to be winemaking’s next frontier

Sweden seeks to be winemaking’s next frontier

Far north of iconic wine regions like Bordeaux and Tuscany, Sweden is seeing a burgeoning industry of vineyards and a first generation of winemakers trying to carve out a niche. Far north of iconic wine regions like Bordeaux and Tuscany, Sweden is seeing a burgeoning industry of vineyards and a first generation of winemakers trying to…

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Washington state nears a plan to remove key culverts for salmon—after spending $4 billion

Washington state nears a plan to remove key culverts for salmon—after spending $4 billion

As the Washington State Department of Transportation spends billions of dollars removing concrete and metal pipes that block spawning salmon, another state agency is finally finishing a strategy to fix all the state’s fish migration barriers. As the Washington State Department of Transportation spends billions of dollars removing concrete and metal pipes that block spawning salmon,…

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Geoscientists narrow timing of enormous ‘magmatic event’ on the moon more precisely

Geoscientists narrow timing of enormous ‘magmatic event’ on the moon more precisely

A team of geoscientists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and Switzerland has more precisely dated an enormous “magmatic event” that occurred on the moon several billion years ago. A team of geoscientists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and Switzerland has more precisely dated an enormous “magmatic event” that occurred on the moon…

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